Lyman Orchards 32 Reeds Gap Road Middlefield, CT 06455 PH: 860-349-6015 Hours: Wednesday – Friday 3:00 – 6:00 PM I’ll cut to the chase.  If you haven’t been to Lyman Orchards you need to hop in a car and get yourself there. With over 1100 scenic acres this family owned […]

NOTE:  The above two photo’s represent the original un-cropped photo with no post processing and the second photo is cropped with post processing.  The added digital “noise”, seen mostly in the water, is due to the crop. I took my first bird picture today, strictly by accident.  I was at Lyman’s […]

New England Air Museum Location: 36 Perimeter Rd., Bradley Int’l Airport, Windsor Locks,CT 06096 ——————————————————————————– Hours: Open 7 days a week, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone (860) 623-3305 ——————————————————————————– Admission Rates (as of 9/1/2013): Adults 12 & Up $12.00 Children 4-11 $6.50 3 & Under Free Seniors 65 & […]

 CT Fire Academy 34 Perimeter Rd  Windsor Locks, CT 06078 (860) 627-6363 The circular building shown above is the CT Firefighters training academy. Although the building appears to be a full circle it is actually a half circle with a much smaller half circle type building to the rear center. This […]

Hill-Stead Museum 35 Mountain Road, Farmington, CT 06032 860.677.4787 / Fax: 860.677.0174 Information email: ebnerk@hillstead.org Museum Hours: Open Tuesday-Sunday 10 am–4 pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays: New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Fourth of July. Hour-long guided tours begin every half-hour. Last tour of the day begins one […]

Karen Hutton’s photography has reached over 1,000,000 followers on Google+!  That’s no easy task.  In the last two or three years she shifted from a pure business model to following her heart as an artist and this has produced striking results. Although she doesn’t limit herself there is a focus […]

Gengras Harley Davidson East Hartford, CT This is some of my favorite wall art in this area. These paintings grace the side of Gengras Harley Davidsons shop. Not only is it well done but it is reminiscent of days gone by.

Connecticut Trolley Museum 58 North Road East Windsor, CT Location & hours of operation. Note: I have reviewed other Trolley Museums.  To see those posts go to our search bar and enter the word “Trolley”. During late July Cheryl and I visited the Connecticut Trolley Museum.  There are a handful […]